Install or remove plugins

Prerequisites

An Alibaba Cloud Logstash cluster has been created. For more information, see Step 2: Create an Alibaba Cloud Logstash cluster.

Usage notes

• Alibaba Cloud Logstash does not support the logstash-input-file plugin. To collect data from local files, use the logstash-input-beats plugin with Filebeat as the Logstash input. You must use a port from 8000 to 9000.
• Installing or removing a plugin triggers a cluster restart. To minimize service disruption, perform these operations during off-peak hours.

Procedure

1. Go to the Logstash Clusters page.

2. Navigate to the target cluster.

   1. In the top navigation bar, select the region where the cluster resides.

   2. On the Logstash Clusters page, find the cluster and click its ID.

3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Plug-ins.
4. On the Built-in Plug-ins tab, click Install or Remove in the Actions column for the target plugin.
5. In the dialog box that appears, read the notes and click OK.
   The cluster then restarts. During the restart, you can view the task progress in the Tasks dialog box. For more information, see View the progress of a cluster task. After the restart completes, the plugin is installed or removed.

API reference

• List all or specified plugins: ListLogstashPlugins
• Install a built-in plugin: InstallLogstashSystemPlugin
• Remove a built-in plugin: UninstallLogstashPlugin